How much do people tip at Dutch Bros?

How much do people tip at Dutch Bros?

i’m a barista at a locally owned stand. i make $120-$170ish per day in tips and i’d like to see if the amount at DB are comparable as i’m looking into working there. thank you!!

How much do people tip at Dutch Bros?

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Depends on the day and shift for sure! $30-60 for a morning during the week, $20-40 closing. But on sticker days or holidays it’s $70-130

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I’m making $5-$10 in tips each day…$20 on a good one ( rare though). I think it depends who you work with and if they are asking for tips on orders.

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What, which location jesus. I get 10-15 on a GOOD day, most I’ve ever had like ONCE was 60-70???

Viral TikTok footage shows how a Dutch Bros employee reacted when a “customer” in the coffee shop’s drive-thru didn’t tip.

The footage was shared by TikToker Shayn Sath (@shaynsath), who appears to be a Dutch Bros employee. The video appears to be completely staged, but it sparked a debate among viewers nevertheless.

In the video, two employees man the store’s drive-thru window. One of them, with their back turned away from the window, says, “Don’t look, but this guy literally did not tip us anything.”

@shaynsath Where ya think you’re going? #dutchbros #fyp #foryou #foryoupage ♬ original sound – Shayn Sath

Then, that employee turns around and cheerfully hands the customer their order of four drinks. The other employee sneaks around the passenger side of the customer’s car, jumps in the front seat, and stares exaggeratedly into the customer’s face. The customer and employees appear to be friends who willingly agreed to film the video as a joke.

Joke or not, some viewers took the conversation about tips seriously. Some questioned why customers would be expected to leave a tip in a drive-thru.

“Imagine tipping a drive thru,” one viewer commented on the video.

“Who tips a drive thru,” a second viewer commented.

Some non-tippers said they don’t believe drive-thru workers do anything that merits a tip.

“What exactly are we tipping for?” one viewer asked.

Another viewer wrote, “I only tip people who bring stuff to my table or to my home. In a takeout or drive-thru situation, sorry folks.”

“That’s why you get an hourly pay,” someone else said, aiming to explain why they do not tip drive-thru workers.

However, other viewers said drive-thru workers do actually deserve tips.

“For all the people commenting ‘why tip a drive thru’ bc it gives them a little extra in their paycheck. bc they work hard. bc its nice and deserve it,” one TikTok user said.

Another user, who claimed to be a Dutch Bros employee, said, “as someone who was trained under dutch they’re trained to be the only company who still does customer service that’s why you tip.”

In a comment on the video, the TikTok creator shared their stance on tipping: “Remember, tipping is totally optional!”

The Daily Dot reached out to the creator via TikTok comment.


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*First Published: Aug 2, 2022, 6:16 am CDT

Cecilia Lenzen

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

How much do people tip at Dutch Bros?

Coffee is always a good idea. Dutch Bros is one of those brand names in the coffee industry that can be easy to turn to when you're in the need for a pick-me-up on a rough day. As per the brand's site, the company is focused on trying to provide the right opportunities to its employees that can help them evolve and grow. "We're looking for team players with positive attitudes and a sense of urgency and team. If you embody our core values of speed, service and quality, we want to get to know you!"

But what is it like to work at the company? And how much can you expect to make while working at Dutch Bros? As far as the work environment goes, the company has a pretty high rating on Indeed (4.3 out of five stars), but reviews are nonetheless mixed. One former employee wrote that the managers weren't a positive force within the company. "There's a lot of upper level management that is involved in each stand, which is a plus and a minus. There's also lots of shuffling around of management and leadership which is frustrating due to scheduling inconsistencies, and other similar things," the reviewer wrote.

What Dutch Bros employees get paid

How much do people tip at Dutch Bros?

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As pointed out by Indeed, baristas can expect to earn around $10.01 at Dutch Bros. Meanwhile, shift leaders are paid around $10.62 hourly. According to Glassdoor, shift leaders and baristas can even get around $13 an hour. Cashiers can expect to make approximately $12 every hour. Store managers, on the other hand, make $21 and servers are paid $11 hourly. Safe to say, employees at Dutch Bros are paid salaries as per the industry standards. 

A former employee who was a barista at the company wrote about their time at Dutch Bros and mentioned that the tips were a major incentive for them. "One of the best jobs I've ever had. Super fun environment everyone was good friends and the managers are super nice. Got tips with every shift like $30, maybe minimum wage other than that but it's not too stressful of a job so it makes it worth it," they wrote.

Are you supposed to tip Dutch Bros?

Another user, who claimed to be a Dutch Bros employee, said, "as someone who was trained under dutch they're trained to be the only company who still does customer service that's why you tip." In a comment on the video, the TikTok creator shared their stance on tipping: "Remember, tipping is totally optional!"

How much tips do Dutch Bros make?

Short shifts and minimum wage, usually make between $2-$6 in cash tips.

What exactly are we tipping for Dutch?

Plan to tip around 10-15% in Dutch restaurants. However, the exact tip amount when eating out in the Netherlands depends on the place, occasion, and order size.

How much should you tip at a coffee shop?

Per Business Insider, 18 percent of coffee shop tippers don't have a default tip amount, and just leave leftover change. About a fifth of people tip 10 to 15 percent. $1 on drip coffee, it seems, is a roundly good tip.